Pavement Butterfly
Anna May Wong is stunning as an exotic Parisian fan dancer.
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Sun 10 Feb 18:30 NFT1
Clad in sumptuous gowns and dripping with spangles and feathers, Anna May Wong presents a charismatic power and movie glamour too often denied her by Hollywood.
This screening will feature live piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos.
In her second film for German director Eichberg (after 1928’s Song), Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose 'death leap through a circle of naked swords' results in tragedy. The camera wonders at her youthful beauty and passion. Clad in sumptuous gowns and dripping with spangles and feathers, she presents a charismatic power and movie glamour too often denied her by Hollywood
- Directed by:
- Richard Eichberg
- Cast:
- Alexander Granach
- Country:
- Germany-UK
- Year:
- 1929
- Running time:
- c97min
